Software Engineer Lead

Description

The company works in fintech, and its technology supports the global economy. The team builds software for internal use and for external clients.

The role is a lead position for an experienced software engineer who will shape technical direction and guide other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Build moderately to highly complex code in front-end and back-end languages across several platforms, working with business and technology teams on internal and client software.
• Design and architect complex program specifications for several projects at once, keeping application ecosystems, database design, and cloud infrastructure aligned.
• Write, change, and build complex code, with unit and integration tests and clear application documentation.
• Test, validate, and review complex changes across distributed systems.
• Fix complex code defects, suggest other approaches, and resolve issues on your own.
• Join and lead client meetings, joint venture talks, and vendor partner discussions to choose solutions and set architecture direction.
• Support leadership in designing, rolling out, and enforcing application and infrastructure standards, including controls, procedures, and monitoring that keep data compliant and accurate.
• Apply knowledge of procedures, methods, and standards such as PCI security compliance, cloud security practice, and data governance frameworks.
• Estimate billable hours and resources for initiatives, projects, and issues.
• Mentor and train junior and mid-level engineers and guide their technical work.
• Lead code reviews, set coding standards, and push engineering best practices across teams.

Requirements

• Experience coding, designing, developing, architecting, and analyzing data-intensive applications.
• Experience with at least one front-end or back-end language or technology, such as Java (JDK 17 through JDK 25), Python, JavaScript, Mainframe COBOL, or Mainframe Assembler.
• Experience with at least two modern languages or frameworks, such as Python, React.js, or Spring Boot. Candidates with a degree may also use R or Matlab here.
• Spring Boot microservices work, including RESTful service design, dependency injection, Spring Security, and Spring Data.
• Experience with APIs and external services, including RESTful APIs and Postman.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including design and familiarity with DDL and DML, in at least one of Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server, IMS, or DB2.
• AWS cloud infrastructure development, including Lambda, EC2, S3, ECS/EKS, CloudFormation, IAM, API Gateway, and CloudWatch.
• Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration, including DAG development, scheduling, and data pipeline automation.
• Mainframe knowledge of COBOL, JCL, CICS, and VSAM.
• Experience using GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted development, including prompt engineering, code and test generation, code completion, and Copilot Chat for debugging and documentation.
• Familiarity with large language models such as GPT, Claude, Gemini, LLaMA, and related AI technology, including how to use them for productivity, code review automation, and intelligent application features.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, business or management information systems, or a related field, plus 8 years of progressive work experience in the job or a related position.
• Without a bachelor's degree: 3 years of post-secondary study in any field plus one more year of experience, for 9 years of work experience in the job or a related position.

Conditions

This is a full-time role.

The company does not offer visa sponsorship for this position. You must already be legally authorized to work full-time for any employer in the United States (or the applicable country), with no current or future sponsorship needed.

Benefits

• A say in where fintech goes next.
• Ongoing learning and development.
• A collaborative work environment.
• Chances to give back.
• Competitive salary and benefits.